1993 Press Photo Half-sunken ships in river leading to port of Mursansk, Russia.

Cluttered Harbor: Some of the 10 half-sunken ships, in the river leading to the Arctic port of Mursansk, Russia where great fleets kept the Allies resupplied half a century ago. In the summer, the sun never sets on Mursansk, the world's largest city north of the Arctic Circle. A half century after the war, ships rest in the bottom of the river leading to the Arctic port of Murmansk, the world;s largest city north of the Arctic Circle. Allied convoys braved icy seas and risked attack by German U-boats and warplanes to keep the Russians supplied with war goods. Russia, Cities, Murmansk.

Photo measures 11 x 8.25 inches. Photo is dated 03-04-1993.

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